MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning have enabled
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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